FAREWELL, FRED WARD...

You were absolutely perfect for Remo Williams (aka The Destroyer) in The Adventure Begins, but you filled the bill in a barrage of other swell productions, too. 

The evidence can be found in Tremors; Tremors II: Aftershock; Invasion Earth; UFOria; The Crow: Salvation; The Right Stuff; Cast a Deadly Spell; Southern Comfort; Escape From Alcatraz; Uncommon Valor; Miami Blues; Exit Speed; Maybe Tomorrow; The Player; Florida Straits; Off Limits; Naked Gun 33 1/3; Ginger in the Morning; Swing Shift; Sweet Home Alabama; Secret Admirer; Summer Catch; Funky Monkey; Corky Romano; Henry & June; Bird's Eye; Joe Dirt; Short Cuts; What I Am; Equinox '92; Thunderheart; Circus; The Chaos Factor; Wild Iris; ...First Do No Harm; The Last Ride; Catchfire; Big Business; Bob Roberts; Full Disclosure; Dice; The Dark Wind; Silkwood; Chain Reaction; Prince of Pennsylvania and more. 

However, my favorite of your performances came through Michael Nesmith's Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann: a cool, time-tripping tale to the Old West, via motorbike, no less. You brought humor, bafflement and heroism all in one fine shot, and for that, I can't get enough of the movie.

Your rough style and sardonic squint will be enormously missed, but your portrayals will keep you forever and always smack-dab among those who crave varied and unfeigned cinema.